Section 102 – Governor authorized to organize Utah State Defense Force.

• (1) The governor, by virtue of the governor’s office, may organize and maintain the Utah State Defense Force.

• (2) The Defense Force may be composed of officers commissioned or assigned, and able-bodied citizens of the state who volunteer for service, supplemented if necessary by individuals enrolled by draft or otherwise as provided by law.

• (3) The Defense Force shall be additional to and distinct from the National Guard.

• (4) The Defense Force may have prescribed uniforms.

• (5) If ordered to active service by the governor, the Defense Force shall be under the command of the adjutant general.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session